The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

Col. John 5. Miller, of Huntingdon, has
been stopping for a day or two at the Blair
House.
The knights OF the Golden Eagle ot
somerset, Cambria, Blair and Fayette will!
mold picnic at Somerset on September 10th.
Meyer 90 where you are not wanted
IL man wants you to 90 to his room he will
invite you to do so, and IL merchant want.
Son TO visit his place of business, he will
invite you through the columns of your
local paper. 1t is wrong to Intrude on
privacy don't do it-Es
ON Tuesday afternoon the barn of Isaac
Enyart near Or5isonia. Huntingdon county.
was struck by lightning and the building
with most of its contents burned TO the
ground. All the stock was saved and soma
OF the farm implements, but the whole of
this years crop was reduced to ashes. The
loss will be 1000 partially insured.
The law prohibiting the killing OF a calf
before It has attained the proper age Is very
stringent. 1t provides "that any person
who kills or causes 10 be killed with intent
TO sell the meat thereof for family use a calf
less than four weeks old, or knowingly sells
or has in his possession such meat, with the
intent to sell the same for such use 10 foreign
market shall be imprisoned not more than
six months or fned not more than $500"
A. ID. Criste Esq. of Munster, has been
In town for several DAYS cauva ssing for that
valuable and interesting work "Sea and
Land" The book Is the result of many
years labor and research by the author and
contains lar rye amount of Interesting read
ing matter. describing the curious and won
derful things Of nature, and the whole book
is beautifully Illustrated. Mr.. CIiste wants
an agent in each township and those wishing
employment should address him at Cresson,
Pa.
What appeared TO be an immense swarm
Of bees lowered about the top OF the dome
OF the court house for several hours on Sat.
urday morning, says the Indiana Messenger
OF last week. 4. was fEally concluded 20
hive them, but ON approaching the top e
was discovered that what was thought TO be
the bees was an immense body OF flies OF q
species never before seen in that uighbor-
hood. There were millions OF them and
they were abcGt the sizs Of the honey bee
They were not hived.
Mary A. Turbe.t. the widowed mother
OF brakman Robert Turbett who. with con-
ductors Baldwin and McCahan, was killed
at the Duucaunon bridge disaster in Janu-
airy, 1886, was on "Wednesday OF last week
In Huntington, awarded s., 500 damages
against the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. Mrs.
TuTbett had previously received 500 grasu-
ity from the company. This being test
case rs 20 the liability of the company. simi-
lar suits will be- instituted by the widows OF
the other two victims.
Daniel Crowley alias Daniel LIKE, OF
New Y ork. an attdcAse OF Forepaugh' 5
show, was struck by a freight train going
east, at Johnstown on last Saturday morn
ing and instantly killed. He was standing
on the railroad watching a train going west
when the train that killed him came along
withOuth noticing H. He was ttirty-five
years or age and rad adopted the name OF
Luke when NJ entered the theatrical profes.
sion as a minstrel. His remains were buried
on Tuesday last at Johnstown after the
arrival OF the deoessed's mother.
"A charter has been issued to the Cresson
X Clearfeld Coal Company, with the prin
cipal office at Frugality, Cambria county
The capital stock is 81 goo 600. Following
are the officers: President. John Dean, OF
Holndsysburg Vice President, j. c. Cald-
we'll. OF Frugality; Treasurer, George T.
Bliss, No. - Nassau street, New York
superintendent, F. l.. Shallanburger, OF
FruSRlity. Paid-up capital-cash, s2oO, 900
land, five thousand acres in one body, along
Cresson & ClearfieId Railroad. in Cambria
county. Principal business manufacture
and sale coke.
About half past pine O'Clock on last
Friday night the barn OF Jacob r. sStull
Esq, in Adams township, was struck by
lightning, set on fire and burned to the
ground. The sarn contained all the sum.
ners harvest consisting of about fif5y tons
OF hay and lot OF wheat and rye. The fire
burned for about an hour and was plainly
gisable from this place. and gave rise TO the
rumor current on our streets on Saturday
that the Club House at South Fork had
burned down. Phe barn was insured in the
&itauning Company, but for what amount
We did not learn.
An important decision, OF interest to all
who reside in cities, towns or villages, was
recently made at Lebanon by Judge Hen
dersou. A man was indicted for an as
saut and battery on a neiehbor because he
claimed the early apples on :he limbs Of the
tree gVerspreadIng the prosecutors lot.
Judge Henderson said that the owner Of
hand rs the owner OF k from his line upward
as far as he desires tc make claim OF It.
This being the law the prosecutor had the
right 10 the fruit Oh the branches extending
over his lot. He mighs even have saved
them OF. His decision is important at this
particular time and is generally misunder-
stood by the people.
AS this is the roasting ear season the
following Andian method for preserving
green corn on the cob may prove interesting
to some OF oar readers: ''when your corn
Is IN good eRting condition, pluck the ears
and remove aG the huSks but the last layer
next The corn, being careful not TO expose
any OF the grains. Then tie string tightly
around the husk at the end where the siik is :
then take one-hslf gallon OF cean hickory
ashes, put IL In three or four gallons Of
water In a deep vessel, and while II is boil.
ing, dip tie corn 4nto IL slowly esght or ten
times, holding by the string you have tied
around t. Hang away in darS, dry,
place" Whenever Son want roasting ears
you will have them as fresh rs when they
came from the stalk. The Indians preserve
hundreds OF Bushels N this way without a
single failure.
A team belonging to Mr.. Joseph Brown,
the Iiveryman, that had hauled a load of
passengers 10 the depot In this place On
Monday morning. while the driver was I'M
leading some Of the baggage started of up